OBJECTIVES: The goal was to identify predictors of poor-quality spirometry in community-dwelling older adults and their respective cutoffs. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional population-based study involving 245 elderly subjects (age≥60 years). The spirometric data were categorized as good or poo...
OBJECTIVES: Herpes zoster is characterized by acute neuritis and post-herpetic neuralgia. Currently, data concerning the zoster-associated impact on quality of life and healthcare resource utilization in Brazil are scarce. This study measured the zoster-associated burden in a Brazilian population. METHO...
Distribución por Edad,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Costo de Enfermedad,
Herpes Zóster/epidemiología,
Herpes Zóster/patología,
Neuralgia Posherpética/epidemiología,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Calidad de Vida,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Distribución por Sexo,
Perfil de Impacto de Enfermedad,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Factores de Tiempo
OBJECTIVE: Schistosomiasis remains a public health problem. This was a descriptive and retrospective study of 42 patients with a severe form of schistosomiasis who were admitted to the outpatient clinic of the Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, in São Paulo, Brazil. METHOD...
OBJECTIVE: The prognosis of patients with biliary atresia undergoing Kasai portoenterostomy is related to the timing of the diagnosis and the indication for the procedure. The purpose of the present study is to present a practical flowchart based on 257 children who underwent Kasai portoenterostomy. MET...
Factores de Edad,
Atresia Biliar/mortalidad,
Atresia Biliar/patología,
Atresia Biliar/cirugía,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Ictericia Neonatal/patología,
Ictericia Neonatal/cirugía,
Estimación de Kaplan-Meier,
Hígado/patología,
Hígado/cirugía,
Trasplante de Hígado/métodos,
Trasplante de Hígado/mortalidad,
Portoenterostomía Hepática/métodos,
Portoenterostomía Hepática/mortalidad,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Tasa de Supervivencia,
Factores de Tiempo,
Resultado del Tratamiento
OBJECTIVES: Cancer in young adults represents a great challenge, both biologically and socially, and understanding the unique characteristics of neoplasms in this age group is important to improving care. We aimed to evaluate the most common carcinomas and their characteristics, such as histological type...
RESUMO Objetivo Identificar por meio de uma revisão sistemática da literatura quais são as características da avaliação audiológica clínica de indivíduos com síndrome de Williams. Estratégia de pesquisa Inicialmente foi determinada a seguinte pergunta de pesquisa: "Quais são as caracterí...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze if the burden of ischemic heart disease mortality trend attributed to physical inactivity in Brazil differs from the global estimates. METHODS Databases from the Global Burden of Disease Study for Brazil, Brazilian states, and global information were used. We estimated t...
Distribución por Edad,
Factores de Edad,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Causas de Muerte/tendencias,
Ejercicio Físico,
Carga Global de Enfermedades/tendencias,
Conductas de Riesgo para la Salud,
Renta,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Isquemia Miocárdica/etiología,
Isquemia Miocárdica/mortalidad,
Medición de Riesgo/métodos,
Factores de Riesgo,
Conducta Sedentaria,
Distribución por Sexo,
Factores Sexuales,
Factores de Tiempo
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Estimating HIV prevalence and describing the incentives and barriers for HIV testing among female sex workers. METHODS This cross-sectional study recruited 402 women aged 18 years or older, residing in Fortaleza, state of Ceará, Brazil, who reported having had sexual intercourse i...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Infecciones por VIH/diagnóstico,
Infecciones por VIH/epidemiología,
Infecciones por VIH/psicología,
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud,
Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud,
Tamizaje Masivo,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Prevalencia,
Trabajadores Sexuales/psicología,
Trabajadores Sexuales/estadística & datos numéricos,
Factores Socioeconómicos
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Describe the main work risks for sugarcane cutters and their effects on workers' health. METHODS Critical review of articles, with bibliographic research carried out in the PubMed, SciELO Medline, and Lilacs databases. The following keywords were used: sugarcane workers, sugarcane ...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To evaluate factors associated with hospital death in older inpatients for specific diseases of the circulatory system in the Brazilian Unified Health System considering the risk-adjusted hospital mortality as an indicator of effectiveness. METHODS The data were extracted from the ...
Distribución por Edad,
Factores de Edad,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/mortalidad,
Causas de Muerte,
Estudios Transversales,
Mortalidad Hospitalaria,
Hospitalización/estadística & datos numéricos,
Hospitales Privados/estadística & datos numéricos,
Hospitales Públicos/estadística & datos numéricos,
Modelos Logísticos,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Calidad de la Atención de Salud,
Ajuste de Riesgo,
Factores de Riesgo,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Distribución por Sexo
